Ahmadiyyat Destiny and Progress — Page 3
Ahmadiyyat: Destiny and Progress 3 after 1300 years on the precepts of prophethood, and after his demise the Rightly Guided Khilafat was re-established. Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih, Maulana Maulawi Nur-ud-Din , was the first khalifa of this movement (may Allah raise him to the highest ranks; bless him with His innumerable mercy and bounty; and grant him in paradise the pure company of the Holy Prophet sa and the Promised Messiah as whose love flowed in his veins and suffused his heart). We all accepted him with this belief and entered into a covenant with him. As long as this movement lives, Islam will meet with material and spiritual success. Today you have called on me to carry this burden and your desire finds expression in the pledge of allegiance; it is therefore necessary I make plain to you my beliefs. Truly, my heart is filled with fear and I perceive myself to be weak and frail. According to a hadith, a person ought not to assign their servant with a task which is beyond his capacity. Today you have chosen to make me your servant; do not burden me with that which I cannot perform. I know myself to be weak and sinful. How can I say I will be able to guide the world and spread truth and righteousness? We are few while the enemies of Islam are many. But we have unlimited hope in the bounties, favours and graciousness of God. Whereas you have charged me